Staff at the House of Commons have been paid £40,000 in compensation a Freedom of Information request has revealed.
The Telegraph report:
Between January 2008 and January 2013 employees have received a total of £44,609.49 in compensation, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.
“Personal injury compensation” for “slips, trips and falls” accounts for £42,550 and the rest relates to property damage.
This property damage includes £435.50 for five “ripped suit jackets” and £688.80 for an incident in March 2012 when a “security road blocker rose up under the rear of a car while waiting for the preceding vehicle to exit through gates”.